[4]The pharaoh cuttlefish is native to at least the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

When hunting at night, it swims up to shallower parts of the sea to feast on a variety of smaller fish, crabs, and occasionally other cuttlefish.

[6] It is thought to have reached the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant via the Suez Canal after many of its cuttlebones were washed up on beaches in Israel in the early 2000s.

Due to their small squat body size and lack of speed in forward propulsion, Acanthosepion pharaonis have adapted to use this ambush style of tentacle lunging.

[11] Females undergo a series of phases when laying their eggs, beginning with a temporary posture where their arms are bunched in a fist-like position.

[15] Depending on the richness of the environment around them, juvenile cuttlefish have exhibited a clear response to colour changing and cryptic behavior early on when in sandy loose ocean floors with surrounding objects.

Physical enrichment allows the cuttlefish to better explore and learn its surroundings in order to correctly display the colouring and camouflage needed for survival.

[16] In addition to colour mimicry, cuttlefish and other cephalopods have shown instances of imitating other species, whether for scaring off predators or luring in prey.

And, in the Qing Dynasty manual of Chinese gastronomy, the Suiyuan shidan, the roe of the cuttlefish is considered a difficult to prepare but sought-after delicacy.